McCain and me: The ink was barely dry yesterday before I was criticized for rehashing unfair Democratic attacks against John McCain. Specifically, I rehashed the TV commercial accusing McCain of being out of touch because he cannot use a computer.

Here was the general response: "Hey, numbnuts, do you know McCain can't use a computer because of his war wounds? He can't type!"

Well, I know Republicans like Karl Rove rallied to McCain's defense with this objection. And I also know McCain has supposedly said he is learning to use a computer, so I assume he is not completely incapable.

That's not really the point.

The amazing thing to me is that anyone expects voters will consider computer literacy when selecting a president. That's what I tried to write about.

Whether the commercial is unfair or insensitive to McCain is another question. Not addressing it was my way of not addressing it. It was not my way of taking sides.

A Kwame joke: A driver is stuck in a traffic jam going into downtown Detroit. Nothing is moving north or south. Suddenly a police officer knocks on his window. The driver rolls down his window and asks, "What happened, what's the hold up?" The cop says, "Terrorists have kidnapped Kwame Kilpatrick. They are asking for a $10 million ransom. Otherwise, they are going to douse him with gasoline and set him on fire. We are going from car to car, taking up a collection." The driver says, "On average, how much is everyone giving?" The cop answers, "Oh, about a gallon."

What to expect in Sunday's column: My application for a generous government bailout.